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   From: kick.them.out@border.us   
      
   Recycling proved especially lucrative to a California family, who pocketed   
   $7.6 million from bringing used bottles and cans to California facilities.   
   Now, though, the state is accusing the clan of fraud, grand theft, and   
   conspiracy.   
      
   Officials, in a criminal complaint, allege that the eight family members   
   imported 178 tons of recyclables over the course of an eight-month period   
   from Arizona, then recycled them in California. The state charges   
   consumers an extra five or 10 cents when they buy a drink in a plastic or   
   aluminum bottle for what’s called the California Redemption Value (CRV).   
   Consumers can get that deposit back when they return the containers to the   
   state’s recycling centers.   
      
   State Attorney General Rob Bonta says the family in question (who have   
   different last names) effectively stole from consumers by bringing in the   
   additional containers from a state that does not charge a CRV fee. (Only   
   materials from California are eligible for redemption.)   
      
   “California’s recycling program is funded by consumers, and helps protect   
   our environment and our communities,” said Bonta in a statement. “Those   
   who try to undermine its integrity through criminal operations will be   
   held accountable.”   
      
   This isn’t the first time the state has prosecuted someone for allegedly   
   bringing in bottles and cans from other states. Last May, the California   
   Department of Justice charged six people with fraud in connection with   
   what it said was a $10 million recycling fraud scheme.   
      
   And some estimates suggest that between $40 million up to $200 million is   
   stolen from the California beverage container recycling program each year.   
      
   Obviously it's not worth doing then.   
      
   https://fortune.com/2023/07/27/recycling-millionaires-charged-with-fraud-   
   california-arizona/?itm_source=parsely-api   
      
   https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-   
   docs/Felony%20Complaint%20for%20Arrest%20Warrant.pdf   
      
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